Month: March 2023

The Ominous Message Behind the Taxman’s Visit to Journalist Matt Taibbi’s Home

Commentary When the IRS targeted Tea Party groups during the Obama years, and no one paid a serious price for it, it was both a harbinger of and contributor to the more pervasive and extreme weaponization of the federal government against dissenters from its orthodoxy that was to come. Today, a decade after IRS officials…


Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for March 31–April 6

This week, we feature a unique Latin-themed martial arts actioner and a classic Japanese drama about a samurai and his ambitious wife. New Release ‘The Fist of the Condor’ An ancient Incan tome containing deadly fighting techniques has remained hidden for ages. But when various martial arts assassins from around the globe seek out the…


Shares and Bonds Ride High After Soothing Eurozone Data

LONDON—Share markets pushed for a fifth straight day of gains on Friday and bonds headed for their best month since 2008, as a record monthly drop in the eurozone’s inflation rate raised investors’ expectations for similar U.S. data later in the day. With an action-packed first quarter also drawing to a close world stocks were…


In Twist Over Trump Indictment, Republican 2024 Hopefuls Defend Former President

The unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump triggered a predictable flood of polarized political reactions on Thursday evening, with Republicans condemning and Democrats celebrating the decision by the Manhattan grand jury. One by one in the hours that followed, all of the Republican hopefuls for the White House in 2024 defended the former president….


4 Cellists Perform an Amazing Classical Piece on Just One Cello, Here’s How It Sounds

Three musical brothers along with their cousin from London, England, pioneered a string quartet with a unique live number in the early 2000s: a rendition of Ravel’s “Boléro,” and the four of them played on just one cello. The clever musical cover has since been wowing audiences the world over, even to this day. Six-string electric…


Trump’s Sons React to Indictment: ‘Communist-Level’ and ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’

Former President Donald Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Don Trump Jr. reacted to their father’s indictment with harsh words of criticism, denouncing the move as a political hit job that reflects badly on the state of American politics. Don Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, took to Twitter to express his outrage after a…


Trump’s Sons React to Indictment: ‘Communist Level [Expletive]’ and ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’

Former President Donald Trump’s sons Eric Trump and Don Trump Jr. reacted to their father’s indictment with harsh words of criticism, denouncing the move as a political hit job that reflects badly on the state of American politics. Don Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, took to Twitter to express his outrage after a…


Deadly Airstrikes in Northern Burma Kill, Injure Dozens of Civilians

Burmese junta forces fired airstrikes on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring 20 more, as the military intensified efforts to tackle opposition groups, according to independent news reports. The Chin National Army (CNA), an ethnic armed rebel group in Burma (also known as Myanmar), claimed that…


Be Ready—Pipes Can Burst in Any House

You might think that everything is rainbows and unicorns at my house. After all, I’m a home improvement expert. What could go wrong? Answer: the exact same things that go wrong without warning at your home. Several nights ago, a disaster unfolded in my home in the middle of the night. It actually started hours…


Euro Rises as Eurozone Countries Report Inflation Data

LONDON/SINGAPORE—The euro was set for its best week since mid January on Friday ahead of inflation data that will shape the ECB’s interest rate plans, while investor expectations U.S. rates are near peaking meant the dollar headed for a second consecutive quarterly loss. The European common currency was at $1.0883, down 0.2 percent on the…